Never A Wasted Test or Trial
He NEVER Waste A Test or A Trial
I encourage you β DON'T Waste them either!
I want to give you a little cud to chew on... something to ponder and meditate over. Wasting away the intention and purpose of the test or trial or trouble or triumph you're going through is like shredding or throwing away money... it just doesn't make any sense at all.
Let me encourage you today...don't waste what you're going through or will go through, get the most out of it by looking to the Lord and letting Him make something beautiful and good out of you and it. Do it for His glory, the good of others and what the trouble can produces for you with His help.
Paul, in Romans 5 and 2 Corinthians 1:3-11, reminds us that God is always intentional and He uses everything, good and bad, with purpose, regardless of the type of trouble we go through. And he reminds us, again, it's never really about us. Yes, every test, trial, trouble and triumph is saturated and layered in grace that we may be vessels of comfort and deliverance that He works in and through...layers it all, layer upon layer of grace.
If in your troubles, you're not finding a hope in Him, that never disappoints, you're wasting all the heartache and struggles for something that amounts to nothing. For the believer, troubles are designed to produce perseverance, perseverance produces character and character produce hope. It's a building process and there are no shortcuts.
You wouldn't cut or shred your hard earned money... so don't waste one second of what you're in right now... remember this, "God's working it out, and because of grace, this trouble can lead to a triumph of character and usher in ju |
